Post by The Sandmen on Jan 21, 2021 18:02:14 GMT -5
Cung Le is beating himself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking himself in the face, body and legs to get ready for his scrap.
Dan Henderson is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
The Disappointment moves forward looking for some action
Dan Henderson shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
The fighters are clinching.
Multiple well placed knees from Le!
Nice hits to The Disappointment's ribs! Brilliant performance from Cung Le
The fighters are clinching.
Le launches a knee!
Cung Le hits The Disappointment's hard just below the ribs!
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Cung Le fakes a punch to Dan Henderson ribs and the tries to trip him
The Disappointment loses balance for a moment but he remains on his feet after a small struggle.
The Disappointment is trying to counter now!
The Disappointment doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Cung Le embrace and tries to move away...
Cung Le pushes The Disappointment forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Le tries a flying knee towards Dan Henderson's chest
The Disappointment blocks it and circle away
Poorly executed technique. Dan Henderson looks to counter!
Dan Henderson launches a rapid series of punches
that glance off Le's arms.
The Disappointment fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Cung Le didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
Dan Henderson is in open guard over Le
Le tries to close his guard around The Disappointment
He succeeds!
The clock says 1:15 in the 1 round
Dan Henderson is in closed guard over Le
The Disappointment is in closed guard... Le tries to roll on the ground!
Dan Henderson uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Le clumsily fails here and it's time for Dan Henderson to fight back!
Dan Henderson tries to open Le's guard...
Le breaks the lock and covers himself from The Disappointment's punches
Dan Henderson is in closed guard over Le
Cung Le launches a few punches to The Disappointment's cheek from the guard.
Dan Henderson uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
The Disappointment tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
The Disappointment tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Dan Henderson fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
Dan Henderson is in half guard over Le
Cung Le attempts to move to full guard
Cung Le manages to switch to full guard.
Dan Henderson is in open guard over Le
Le tries to close his guard around The Disappointment
He succeeds!
Dan Henderson is in closed guard over Le
Deep breaths from Cung Le who tries a hammer punch to The Disappointment's ribs.
The Disappointment blocks those punches
Dan Henderson is in closed guard over Le
The Disappointment is in closed guard... Le tries to roll on the ground!
Dan Henderson uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
The Disappointment tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
The Disappointment fires a barrage of punches at Le's head!
This is bad! The Disappointment is just pounding on Cung Le's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Dan Henderson is in closed guard over Le
The Disappointment is in closed guard... Le tries to roll on the ground!
Dan Henderson uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Dan Henderson is in closed guard over Le
Le tries to stand up!
The Disappointment doesn't allow him!
Josh Rosenthal stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round
Le fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Dan Henderson didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Cung Le is in open guard over The Disappointment
The Disappointment tries to close his guard around Le
He is not able to do it
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
Cung Le is in open guard over The Disappointment
The Disappointment measures the resilience of Le's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Le's side.
Cung Le is in open guard over The Disappointment
Le tries to improve position.
The Disappointment adjusts and closes his guard.
Cung Le is in closed guard over The Disappointment
The Disappointment measures the resilience of Le's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Le blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
The Disappointment clumsily fails here and it's time for Cung Le to fight back!
Cung Le tries to better his position on the ground...
The Disappointment holds Cung Le's head against his chin in the closed guard.
Cung Le is in closed guard over The Disappointment
Le breaths deeply while on the ground
Cung Le is in closed guard over The Disappointment
Dan Henderson launches a few punches to Le's cheek from the guard.
Cung Le uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Le is trying to counter now!
Cung Le doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Dan Henderson. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
Le looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Dan Henderson's punches
The Disappointment is on the receiving end of a great combo by Le.
The Disappointment grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Le struggles... Dan Henderson is unable to take him down
Cung Le is slowing the pace of the fight a bit and circles around his opponent.
Cung Le launches a low kick
that almost wrenches The Disappointment's knee!
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
High kick from Cung Le!
He misses narrowly!
The Disappointment tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Cung Le launches a body shot
The Disappointment dodges and catches him with a hard cross.
Cung Le shoots for a double leg takedown!
Dan Henderson sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
Le pushes Dan Henderson and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
Le launches a furious low kick!
The Disappointment receives a hard blow on his right leg!
Cung Le and The Disappointment engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Dan Henderson is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Le goes for a low kick..
Faster than a blinking eye, he follows up with a high kick!
The Disappointment tries to grapple
He puts Le in a double underhook!
Cung Le tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Le circles out and slips free of Dan Henderson's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
This round is clearly for Cung Le.
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Round 2
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Dan Henderson shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Cung Le is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull The Disappointment into his guard.
Dan Henderson is in closed guard over Le
The Disappointment is in closed guard... Le tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Dan Henderson!
Cung Le is in full mount over Dan Henderson
Le tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Cung Le controls the situation despite Dan Henderson efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Cung Le is in full mount over Dan Henderson
Le has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Le breaths deeply while on the ground
Cung Le is in full mount over Dan Henderson
Le tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Cung Le controls the situation despite Dan Henderson efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Cung Le is in full mount over Dan Henderson
Dan Henderson tries to roll to his side and trap Cung Le in his guard...
Cung Le keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The clock says 1:15 in the 2 round
Cung Le is in full mount over Dan Henderson
The Disappointment measures the resilience of Le's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Le blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Le is trying to counter now!
Le tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Cung Le controls the situation despite Dan Henderson efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Cung Le is in full mount over Dan Henderson
Dan Henderson launches a few punches to Le's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Le tries to cover his face,
Cung Le is in full mount over Dan Henderson
The Disappointment tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Cung Le doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
The clock says 1:50 in the 2 round
Cung Le is in full mount over Dan Henderson
Dan Henderson tries to roll to his side and trap Cung Le in his guard...
Cung Le keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Cung Le is in full mount over Dan Henderson
Cung Le seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Dan Henderson tries to roll to his side and trap Cung Le in his guard...
Cung Le rolls him over and takes his back!
Le is in rear mount over The Disappointment
Le tries to get a hook in!
The Disappointment rolls on the ground and manages to get a half guard!
The Disappointment tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
The Disappointment has Le controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills he transitions to a side mount.
The clock says 2:20 in the 2 round
Cung Le is in side mount over Dan Henderson
Cung Le looks to pass to mount...
Le slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Dan Henderson.
Cung Le is in full mount over Dan Henderson
The Disappointment measures the resilience of Le's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Le's side.
Cung Le is in full mount over Dan Henderson
The Disappointment is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Cung Le pushes Dan Henderson down and prevents his attempts to escape
The clock says 2:50 in the 2 round
Cung Le is in full mount over Dan Henderson
Dan Henderson tries to roll to his side and trap Cung Le in his guard...
Dan Henderson gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Cung Le is in full mount over Dan Henderson
Le tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Cung Le controls the situation despite Dan Henderson efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Cung Le is in full mount over Dan Henderson
Cung Le tries to better his position on the ground...
Le is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Cung Le is in full mount over Dan Henderson
Le cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as The Disappointment can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Dan Henderson tries to roll to his side and trap Cung Le in his guard...
Cung Le keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Cung Le is in full mount over Dan Henderson
The Disappointment measures the resilience of Le's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Le blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
The Disappointment misses a step and Cung Le sees an opportunity to counter him!
Dan Henderson tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Cung Le rolls Dan Henderson to his stomach and takes his back!
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The Disappointment launches a kick
Le checks it and keeps distance.
The match-makers did a great job of pairing up these two evenly matched warriors.
A bad move from Dan Henderson
allows Le to land a solid head kick.
The Disappointment steps backwards away from Cung Le. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Cung Le moves forward and launches a high kick!
Vicious high kick!
The clock says 4:15 in the 2 round
Le launches a solid middle kick
that wrenches The Disappointment!
Le launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits The Disappointment's face but it seems like one finger has poked his eye! Does the referee see that?
Josh Rosenthal didn't see the foul!
Le launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits The Disappointment's face but it seems like one finger has poked his eye! Does the referee see that?
Josh Rosenthal didn't see the foul!
Dan Henderson launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Le blocks and tries to circle around his opponent looking for angles.
Le is trying to counter now!
Middle kick from Le.
The Disappointment receives a solid kick right below his ribs.
Cung Le steps forward and fires a high kick!
The Disappointment blocks decisively, as if to say, "No KO for me, thanks!"
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
Cung Le has to be confident that he won that round.
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Round 3
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Dan Henderson and Le engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Cung Le is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Dan Henderson fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
Le blocks that. He made it look easy!
Le tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Here comes Cung Le with a vicious middle kick!
That lands hard on The Disappointment's ribs!
Dan Henderson seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Cung Le!
Brutal combination from Dan Henderson!
Le moves aside and dodges.
The clock says 0:45 in the 3 round
Dan Henderson fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
Le blocks that. He made it look easy!
Le tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Cung Le tries a middle kick
The Disappointment blocks with his arm! Wow, that was loud!
The clock says 0:55 in the 3 round
The Disappointment grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Le struggles... Dan Henderson is unable to take him down
The clock says 1:05 in the 3 round
Cung Le jumps in the air and tries a flying knee!
Crushing shot! The Disappointment's mouthpiece flies out of his mouth
The Disappointment launches a furious hook!
Le ducks under and pushes Dan Henderson creating some space.
Dan Henderson gets sloppy and Cung Le tries to take advantage...
Cung Le tries a nice one-two combination
He scores!
Pulverizing punch to Le's head!
Le slips the punch.
The Disappointment fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Le sprawls and remains on his feet.
Le is trying to counter now!
A bad move from Dan Henderson
allows Le to land a solid head kick.
The Disappointment hits the ground hard! That crushing blow from Cung Le has left The Disappointment unconscious! What a finish by Cung Le!
The Disappointment's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Winner is Cung Le by KO (High kick) at 1:46 Round 3
Statistics: Cung Le
Punches 8/13 (62%)
Kicks 12/14 (86%)
Clinch strikes 6/7 (86%)
Takedowns 1/3 (33%)
GnP strikes 0/4 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 336 s
Statistics: Dan Henderson
Punches 4/27 (15%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/5 (40%)
GnP strikes 10/27 (37%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 336 s
Dan did really well offensively, but he was just taking the damage from Cung way more than Cung was taking the damage from The Disappointment. Like, Henderson won most of the first two rounds based on work, and performance, and control and other momentum factors, but Le's strikes were hurting him bad. And alas, Dan lives up to his reputation one last time. Now, onto disappointing us all in the Last Man Standing tournament!
Dan Henderson is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The bell announces the first round!
The Disappointment moves forward looking for some action
Dan Henderson shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
The fighters are clinching.
Multiple well placed knees from Le!
Nice hits to The Disappointment's ribs! Brilliant performance from Cung Le
The fighters are clinching.
Le launches a knee!
Cung Le hits The Disappointment's hard just below the ribs!
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Cung Le fakes a punch to Dan Henderson ribs and the tries to trip him
The Disappointment loses balance for a moment but he remains on his feet after a small struggle.
The Disappointment is trying to counter now!
The Disappointment doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Cung Le embrace and tries to move away...
Cung Le pushes The Disappointment forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Le tries a flying knee towards Dan Henderson's chest
The Disappointment blocks it and circle away
Poorly executed technique. Dan Henderson looks to counter!
Dan Henderson launches a rapid series of punches
that glance off Le's arms.
The Disappointment fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Cung Le didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
Dan Henderson is in open guard over Le
Le tries to close his guard around The Disappointment
He succeeds!
The clock says 1:15 in the 1 round
Dan Henderson is in closed guard over Le
The Disappointment is in closed guard... Le tries to roll on the ground!
Dan Henderson uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Le clumsily fails here and it's time for Dan Henderson to fight back!
Dan Henderson tries to open Le's guard...
Le breaks the lock and covers himself from The Disappointment's punches
Dan Henderson is in closed guard over Le
Cung Le launches a few punches to The Disappointment's cheek from the guard.
Dan Henderson uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
The Disappointment tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
The Disappointment tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Dan Henderson fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
Dan Henderson is in half guard over Le
Cung Le attempts to move to full guard
Cung Le manages to switch to full guard.
Dan Henderson is in open guard over Le
Le tries to close his guard around The Disappointment
He succeeds!
Dan Henderson is in closed guard over Le
Deep breaths from Cung Le who tries a hammer punch to The Disappointment's ribs.
The Disappointment blocks those punches
Dan Henderson is in closed guard over Le
The Disappointment is in closed guard... Le tries to roll on the ground!
Dan Henderson uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
The Disappointment tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
The Disappointment fires a barrage of punches at Le's head!
This is bad! The Disappointment is just pounding on Cung Le's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Dan Henderson is in closed guard over Le
The Disappointment is in closed guard... Le tries to roll on the ground!
Dan Henderson uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Dan Henderson is in closed guard over Le
Le tries to stand up!
The Disappointment doesn't allow him!
Josh Rosenthal stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round
Le fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Dan Henderson didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Cung Le is in open guard over The Disappointment
The Disappointment tries to close his guard around Le
He is not able to do it
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
Cung Le is in open guard over The Disappointment
The Disappointment measures the resilience of Le's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Le's side.
Cung Le is in open guard over The Disappointment
Le tries to improve position.
The Disappointment adjusts and closes his guard.
Cung Le is in closed guard over The Disappointment
The Disappointment measures the resilience of Le's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Le blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
The Disappointment clumsily fails here and it's time for Cung Le to fight back!
Cung Le tries to better his position on the ground...
The Disappointment holds Cung Le's head against his chin in the closed guard.
Cung Le is in closed guard over The Disappointment
Le breaths deeply while on the ground
Cung Le is in closed guard over The Disappointment
Dan Henderson launches a few punches to Le's cheek from the guard.
Cung Le uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Le is trying to counter now!
Cung Le doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Dan Henderson. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
Le looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Dan Henderson's punches
The Disappointment is on the receiving end of a great combo by Le.
The Disappointment grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Le struggles... Dan Henderson is unable to take him down
Cung Le is slowing the pace of the fight a bit and circles around his opponent.
Cung Le launches a low kick
that almost wrenches The Disappointment's knee!
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
High kick from Cung Le!
He misses narrowly!
The Disappointment tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Cung Le launches a body shot
The Disappointment dodges and catches him with a hard cross.
Cung Le shoots for a double leg takedown!
Dan Henderson sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
Le pushes Dan Henderson and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
Le launches a furious low kick!
The Disappointment receives a hard blow on his right leg!
Cung Le and The Disappointment engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Dan Henderson is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Le goes for a low kick..
Faster than a blinking eye, he follows up with a high kick!
The Disappointment tries to grapple
He puts Le in a double underhook!
Cung Le tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Le circles out and slips free of Dan Henderson's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
This round is clearly for Cung Le.
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Round 2
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Dan Henderson shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Cung Le is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull The Disappointment into his guard.
Dan Henderson is in closed guard over Le
The Disappointment is in closed guard... Le tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Dan Henderson!
Cung Le is in full mount over Dan Henderson
Le tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Cung Le controls the situation despite Dan Henderson efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Cung Le is in full mount over Dan Henderson
Le has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Le breaths deeply while on the ground
Cung Le is in full mount over Dan Henderson
Le tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Cung Le controls the situation despite Dan Henderson efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Cung Le is in full mount over Dan Henderson
Dan Henderson tries to roll to his side and trap Cung Le in his guard...
Cung Le keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The clock says 1:15 in the 2 round
Cung Le is in full mount over Dan Henderson
The Disappointment measures the resilience of Le's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Le blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Le is trying to counter now!
Le tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Cung Le controls the situation despite Dan Henderson efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Cung Le is in full mount over Dan Henderson
Dan Henderson launches a few punches to Le's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Le tries to cover his face,
Cung Le is in full mount over Dan Henderson
The Disappointment tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Cung Le doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
The clock says 1:50 in the 2 round
Cung Le is in full mount over Dan Henderson
Dan Henderson tries to roll to his side and trap Cung Le in his guard...
Cung Le keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Cung Le is in full mount over Dan Henderson
Cung Le seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Dan Henderson tries to roll to his side and trap Cung Le in his guard...
Cung Le rolls him over and takes his back!
Le is in rear mount over The Disappointment
Le tries to get a hook in!
The Disappointment rolls on the ground and manages to get a half guard!
The Disappointment tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
The Disappointment has Le controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills he transitions to a side mount.
The clock says 2:20 in the 2 round
Cung Le is in side mount over Dan Henderson
Cung Le looks to pass to mount...
Le slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Dan Henderson.
Cung Le is in full mount over Dan Henderson
The Disappointment measures the resilience of Le's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Le's side.
Cung Le is in full mount over Dan Henderson
The Disappointment is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Cung Le pushes Dan Henderson down and prevents his attempts to escape
The clock says 2:50 in the 2 round
Cung Le is in full mount over Dan Henderson
Dan Henderson tries to roll to his side and trap Cung Le in his guard...
Dan Henderson gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Cung Le is in full mount over Dan Henderson
Le tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Cung Le controls the situation despite Dan Henderson efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Cung Le is in full mount over Dan Henderson
Cung Le tries to better his position on the ground...
Le is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Cung Le is in full mount over Dan Henderson
Le cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as The Disappointment can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Dan Henderson tries to roll to his side and trap Cung Le in his guard...
Cung Le keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Cung Le is in full mount over Dan Henderson
The Disappointment measures the resilience of Le's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Le blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
The Disappointment misses a step and Cung Le sees an opportunity to counter him!
Dan Henderson tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Cung Le rolls Dan Henderson to his stomach and takes his back!
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The Disappointment launches a kick
Le checks it and keeps distance.
The match-makers did a great job of pairing up these two evenly matched warriors.
A bad move from Dan Henderson
allows Le to land a solid head kick.
The Disappointment steps backwards away from Cung Le. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Cung Le moves forward and launches a high kick!
Vicious high kick!
The clock says 4:15 in the 2 round
Le launches a solid middle kick
that wrenches The Disappointment!
Le launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits The Disappointment's face but it seems like one finger has poked his eye! Does the referee see that?
Josh Rosenthal didn't see the foul!
Le launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits The Disappointment's face but it seems like one finger has poked his eye! Does the referee see that?
Josh Rosenthal didn't see the foul!
Dan Henderson launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Le blocks and tries to circle around his opponent looking for angles.
Le is trying to counter now!
Middle kick from Le.
The Disappointment receives a solid kick right below his ribs.
Cung Le steps forward and fires a high kick!
The Disappointment blocks decisively, as if to say, "No KO for me, thanks!"
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
Cung Le has to be confident that he won that round.
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Round 3
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Dan Henderson and Le engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Cung Le is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Dan Henderson fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
Le blocks that. He made it look easy!
Le tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Here comes Cung Le with a vicious middle kick!
That lands hard on The Disappointment's ribs!
Dan Henderson seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Cung Le!
Brutal combination from Dan Henderson!
Le moves aside and dodges.
The clock says 0:45 in the 3 round
Dan Henderson fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
Le blocks that. He made it look easy!
Le tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Cung Le tries a middle kick
The Disappointment blocks with his arm! Wow, that was loud!
The clock says 0:55 in the 3 round
The Disappointment grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Le struggles... Dan Henderson is unable to take him down
The clock says 1:05 in the 3 round
Cung Le jumps in the air and tries a flying knee!
Crushing shot! The Disappointment's mouthpiece flies out of his mouth
The Disappointment launches a furious hook!
Le ducks under and pushes Dan Henderson creating some space.
Dan Henderson gets sloppy and Cung Le tries to take advantage...
Cung Le tries a nice one-two combination
He scores!
Pulverizing punch to Le's head!
Le slips the punch.
The Disappointment fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Le sprawls and remains on his feet.
Le is trying to counter now!
A bad move from Dan Henderson
allows Le to land a solid head kick.
The Disappointment hits the ground hard! That crushing blow from Cung Le has left The Disappointment unconscious! What a finish by Cung Le!
The Disappointment's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Winner is Cung Le by KO (High kick) at 1:46 Round 3
Statistics: Cung Le
Punches 8/13 (62%)
Kicks 12/14 (86%)
Clinch strikes 6/7 (86%)
Takedowns 1/3 (33%)
GnP strikes 0/4 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 336 s
Statistics: Dan Henderson
Punches 4/27 (15%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/5 (40%)
GnP strikes 10/27 (37%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 336 s
Dan did really well offensively, but he was just taking the damage from Cung way more than Cung was taking the damage from The Disappointment. Like, Henderson won most of the first two rounds based on work, and performance, and control and other momentum factors, but Le's strikes were hurting him bad. And alas, Dan lives up to his reputation one last time. Now, onto disappointing us all in the Last Man Standing tournament!
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!